18: Unknown Black Line

From the moment Lu Ming and Lin Yao entered the temple, Lin Chuping, who resided in the statue, noticed that the two were quite unusual.

Ever since becoming a God, Lin Chuping could see the Luck on people.

The Luck of the villagers in Chang Sheng Village and Nan Shu Village was all plain white; even if occasionally a few people had a different color, it was just a slightly more intense white than others.

But the Luck of these two people was a faint golden color.

If it were just this, it wouldn't be enough to surprise Lin Chuping. Look what he saw.

“What a huge spiderweb! Ah, no, it should be a ball of yarn.”

Countless black threads were intertwined within the Luck of the two, layered, mutually entangled, and menacing.

These black threads gave Lin Chuping a very bad feeling; it wasn't fear, just disgust.

That's right, just disgust.

It felt as uncomfortable as stepping in excrement when going out.

If he hadn't been certain that these two were Disciples of the Immortal Sect and had come for the Naked Ghost, Lin Chuping would have thought they were Demonic Cultivators coming to challenge him.

So, the question arises: how could an Immortal Sect Disciple bear so many karmic debts?

He couldn't understand, he just couldn't.

“How many heinous deeds have they committed?!”

“Tsk tsk!”

“These two don't look like hypocrites either; this matter is truly strange.”

After becoming a God, Lin Chuping's eyes were like a ruler; he could tell good people from bad with a single glance.

But the current situation truly bewildered him: good people were good people, but why would they create so much karma?

It was already so much that his Heavenly Lightning could annihilate them!

Stirring to action!

Just as Lin Chuping was about to release a bit of lightning power to test, a pleasant sound rang out:

“Ding! Li Fu contributed Incense Value + 50”

“Ding! Liu Chunsheng contributed Incense Value + 50”

“Ding! Wang Houshi contributed Incense Value + 50”

... “Ding! Lu Ming contributed Incense Value + 10”

“Ding! Lin Yao contributed Incense Value + 10”

The extra twenty Incense Value instantly made Lin Chuping suppress the idea of experimenting with Heavenly Lightning on these two.

How to put it!

Once they offered incense, they were his believers, and he was that tolerant towards his believers.

It was all due to poverty.

*

Lu Ming and Lin Yao had no idea that they had just walked on the edge of death.

If they hadn't offered incense and contributed Incense Value in time, they would probably have turned to ashes by now.

At this moment, the two only felt much lighter after offering incense; the feeling of being crushed by Mount Tai at any moment disappeared instantly.

“It's indeed not groundless; this temple has some tricks.”

Lu Ming whispered to Lin Yao, but his vigilance remained undiminished.

Lin Yao nodded, gently tugging at Lu Ming's sleeve.

“Senior Brother, let's go quickly.”

“This place is very eerie!”

The feeling this place gave her was very bad, but she didn't dare to be as willful as before, always feeling that something bad was about to happen.

*

“Immortal, are you leaving already? This... I was planning to host a banquet to entertain the Immortal tonight.”

Upon learning that Lu Ming and Lin Yao were leaving now, Village Chief Li Fu looked reluctant.

This was not feigned; he was genuinely reluctant.

It was not easy for an Immortal to come to their village. He had already prepared to host a banquet tonight, allowing the children in the village to perform well. If the Immortal could take one or two children from the village as Disciples... their village would prosper.

Lu Ming cupped his hands and said, “Village Chief, we appreciate your kind intentions, but we have important matters to attend to and cannot stay long.”

The Village Chief sighed helplessly.

After bidding farewell to the group from Chang Sheng Village, Lu Ming and Lin Yao left without looking back.

“Village Chief, the Immortals nowadays are quite good; they even gave us Medicinal Pills.”

Wang Houshi watched the several round Medicinal Pills from the side, almost drooling.

“Slap!”

Li Fu slapped Wang Houshi on the back of his head.

“You coward!”

*

Back mountain temple.

After leaving a bit of Divine Power on Lu Ming and Lin Yao, Lin Chuping let them leave.

He planned to cast a long line to catch a big fish.

After everyone left, his temple welcomed a small guest.

A Little Green Snake, entirely emerald green, the kind that looked very promising at first glance.

Most notably, there was a faint Demonic Qi on the Little Green Snake.

Clearly, this was a snake demon that had only recently begun to Cultivate.

Lin Chuping instinctively felt that he could easily subdue this snake demon; the aura on this fellow was even weaker than that of the Naked Ghost.

*

The Little Green Snake slithered into the temple, its head small and exquisite, its eyes like two obsidian stones.

The Little Green Snake was completely unaware that someone was watching her. It flicked its tongue, brazenly surveying the surroundings.

“Hiss hiss!”

“Wow! There's actually a temple here?”

The Little Green Snake's hissing, to Lin Chuping's ears, was a clear and pleasant little girl's voice, with a hint of innocence and youth.

It wriggled its body, slid to the front of the statue, raised its head, stared at the clay sculpture on the table, tilted its head, and a hint of slyness flashed in its eyes.

“Hiss hiss!”

“Such a good place, occupied by a clay sculpture, what a pity. Why don't... I become the master here!”

Although the Little Green Snake was young, as a demon, it was naturally sensitive to Spiritual Qi.

It could feel the rich power of incense contained in this temple, which would greatly benefit its Cultivation.

“Hmm... I need to find a way to get rid of this statue.”

The Little Green Snake flicked its tongue.

“Or... I'll transform into the appearance of this statue? Anyway, those Mortals won't notice.”

The more it thought about it, the better this idea seemed, so it lightly leaped and coiled on the shoulder of the statue.

“Hehe, once I become the statue, this temple will be mine!”

Lin Chuping: ???

*

The Little Green Snake was immersed in the beautiful dream of soon occupying the temple when it suddenly felt its vision slowly rising, and there was warmth beneath it, no longer a cold clay sculpture.

“Ah ah ah ah ah!”

“What is it?!”

“The clay sculpture... the clay sculpture is alive?”

The Little Green Snake stammered, its voice tinged with panic.

“Little fellow, you're quite bold, daring to plot against me?”

Lin Chuping reached out and poked the Little Green Snake coiled on his shoulder. The moment he appeared, the aura belonging to a God was no longer restrained, spreading out unrestrainedly.

The Little Green Snake felt the immense Divine Power and instantly stiffened into a snake-stick, its snake eyes wide open, as if they would fall out of their sockets the next second.

“God... God... God?!”

The Little Green Snake stammered out a few words, its voice trembling almost inaudibly.

Lin Chuping raised an eyebrow, looking at her with a half-smile:

“What, weren't you just trying to drive me away and become the master here yourself?”

Upon hearing this, the Little Green Snake was instantly scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. Its snake body went limp, and it slid directly from Lin Chuping's shoulder, dropping to the ground with a thud.

“I... I... I was wrong!”

The Little Green Snake lay on the ground, not daring to move, its voice choked with tears.

“This little demon had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, offending the great God. I beg the great God for mercy!”

Lin Chuping looked at its cowardly appearance and couldn't help but laugh: “You little snake demon, you're quite bold, but your brain isn't very good.”

Upon hearing this, the Little Green Snake became even more frightened, quickly burying its head even lower, almost pressing it against the ground, trembling.